The new members were elected according to the following pattern: four from African States; four from Asia-Pacific States; three from Eastern European States; three from Latin American and Caribbean States; and four from Western European and Other States.

Ahead of that action, the Assembly also declared five States nominated by the Economic and Social Council, namely Benin, China, Ethiopia, Haiti and Japan, elected members of the Committee for Programme and Coordination — the main subsidiary organ of the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly for planning, programming and coordination. Their three-year term of office would begin on 1 January 2014.

Member States were reminded that the Economic and Social Council had postponed the nomination of one Member from the African States and one Member from the Asia-Pacific States for election for a three-year term in that Committee beginning on 1 January 2014. There also remained two vacancies from among the Western European and Other States for terms beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 2014 and one vacancy, also from among the Western European and Other States, for a term beginning on the date of appointment and expiring on 31 December 2015. The Assembly would act on those vacancies upon nomination by the Economic and Social Council.

The General Assembly will reconvene at 10 a.m. on Thursday, 31 October, to consider the report of the International Court of Justice and the report of the International Criminal Court.

Voting Results for General Elections

African
States (4 Seats)

Number of
ballot papers:

188

Number of
invalid ballots:

0

Number of
valid ballots:

188

Abstentions:

1

Number of
Members present and voting:

187

Required
majority:

125

Number of
votes obtained by country:

Togo

184

Botswana

182

Democratic Republic of the Congo

182

Congo

179

Senegal

1

Gabon

1

Asia –Pacific States (4 Seats)

Number of
ballot papers:

188

Number of
invalid ballots:

0

Number of
valid ballots:

188

Abstentions:

1

Number of
Members present and voting:

187

Required
majority:

125

Number of
votes obtained by country:

China

187

Bangladesh

181

Kazakhstan

179

Republic of Korea

179

Eastern
European States (3 Seats)

Number of
ballot papers:

188

Number of
invalid ballots:

1

Number of
valid ballots:

187

Abstentions:

0

Number of
Members present and voting:

187

Required
majority:

125

Number of
votes obtained by country:

Serbia

182

Russian Federation

180

Georgia

175

Lithuania

1

Latin
American and Caribbean States (3 Seats)

Number of
ballot papers:

188

Number of
invalid ballots:

1

Number of
valid ballots:

187

Abstentions:

1

Number of
Members present and voting:

186

Required
majority:

124

Number of
votes obtained by country:

Panama

183

Antigua and Barbuda

181

Guatemala

179

Mexico

1

Western
European and other States (4 Seats)

Number of
ballot papers:

188

Number of
invalid ballots:

0

Number of
valid ballots:

188

Abstentions:

4

Number of
Members present and voting:

184

Required
majority:

123

Number of
votes obtained by country:

New Zealand

179

United Kingdom

178

Sweden

176

Denmark

175

Greece

6

Italy

2

Portugal

1

Germany

1

Switzerland

1

Having obtained the required two-thirds majority, the following 18 States were elected members of the Economic and Social Council for a three-year term beginning on 1 January 2014: Antigua and Barbuda; Bangladesh; Botswana; China; Congo; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Georgia; Guatemala; Kazakhstan; New Zealand; Panama; Republic of Korea; Russian Federation; Serbia; Sweden; Togo; and United Kingdom.

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